When asked where he had been so long and why he looked so tired Dale replied, "I have been to the top of the mountain."
"Why did you go up there?" A friend asked.
"To see what is over there, on the other side."
"What did you see?"
"I did not see anything. But I have been to the top of the mountain. It is cold and windy. I came back. But man, I have some stories to tell.....
h. dale duke
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Seaside, Oregon June 1997 
Hope is the best of things. I have been thru many hard times and learned that I believe in love and...that love cannot be taken out of me. I have never passed a day that I have not laughed, thought of my friends, and worried about getting some horrible disease. I am fortunate that I have Teresa to listen to me complain bitterly about what might happen. 
Dirk Shorter
Dirk told me thanks for teaching him life is about art. I don't know if I did that...I used to drink a lot more...BUT...HE told me...when he said he was standing up to his butt in concrete in Michigan and a guy asked..."How did you get into this business..." He replied..."Complete lack of discipline and a few bad decisions!" Yup. My Good Friend..........Dirk. If It Were Not For You 
Novemeber 2, 1976
At Bill's Trailer...Jammin'!!!! If You Have Come This Far...Perhaps You Are Willing To Go A Little Further. Backwood....1971-1972
rear...Dale Duke...front...the best all round artist I know...Bill Wagoner. 
Above...Jerry Mitchell on the right...My partner over the years in writing. He took interest when I needed it most. His painting and recordings are a constant delight to me. |
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